• DXNL 2455 (Apr 23, 2025)

    From DXNL@1:396/4 to All on Tue Apr 22 14:04:24 2025
    From: "DX Newsletter (DXNL)" <dxmb@darcdxhf.de>


    DXNL 2455 - April 23, 2025
    DX Newsletter

    a free and weekly service of
    DARC Committee "DX"
    (http://www.darcdxhf.de)

    Editor: Andreas Salder, DK5ON
    (e-mail: dxmb@darcdxhf.de)

    translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

    DX Activities
    =============

    5H, TANZANIA:
    Chas, NK8O, operates as 5H3DX during April from Zinga. QSL via
    homecall (d).

    DL, GERMANY:
    DA0IARU remains on the air until the 27th for the IARU jubilee. QSL
    via bureau or DL2VFR (d).

    F, FRANCE:
    TM10REF, one of many special event callsigns celebrating the REF
    centenary will be active from April 25 to 27, May 8 to 11, and May
    29 until June 1.

    HP, PANAMA:
    The special event callsign 3E7D remains active until June 1. QSL
    via HP1AVS.

    JA, JAPAN:
    8K3EXPO and JA3XPO are the callsigns drawing attention to the EXPO
    2025 in Osaka. QRV since April 13 on all HF bands until Oct. 13.
    QSL via JA bureau.

    OE, AUSTRIA:
    OE175ARWT will be available for prefix hunters until the end of
    May.

    PA, NEDERLANDS:
    PC80TT commemorates Rudolf Tappenbeck (PCTT), a Dutch amateur radio
    pioneer who was killed in a German concentration camp in 1944. QSL
    via PI4LDN.

    VK, AUSTRALIA:
    Australian amateurs will mark ANZAC Day (April 25) by switching AX
    into their prefix for the ususal VK.

    ZP, PARAGUAY:
    DK4TC, Tom, signs ZP8/DL4TC from Santa Rosa Misiones during April
    and May.

    A2, BOTSWANA:
    D2, ANGOLA:
    V5, NAMIBIA:
    Bernie, ZS4TX, begins his trip as A21TX between the 23rd and
    26th, moves on to Namibia as V5/ZS4TX, and
    finally will be active as D2TX from April 30 until May 4. QRV
    mostly on 2m and 70cm EME and via satellite RS-44.


    IOTA
    ====

    IOTA QRGs
    CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
    SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz


    EU-017; I*9, EOLIE (aka LIPARI) ISLANDS: A large group of operators
    from IT9 plans to activate Vulkano Island (IIA E018) from the 25th
    to 27th as ID9/IQ9BF on 80-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes). Their
    location is also a POTA reference (IT-0322). QSL via bureau.

    EU-116; GD/MD, ISLE OF MAN: David, M0YBC, plans to activate 8 POTA
    locations between April 25 and 28 as MD0YBC. QSL via homecall.

    AF-032; 5H, ZANZIBAR ISLAND: Kasimir, DL2SBY, celebrates his 50th
    year on the air as 5H1KB from Zanzibar. QRV with a small setup in
    preparation for a larger activation on 2026. QSL via homecall.

    AS-125; HS, GULF OF THAILAND NORTH EAST group: Members of the Red
    Star Contest Club (RSCC) (Top/E20EHQ, Pan/E21LLR, Han/E25GGT,
    Kochawan/E25KFR, Chamchuree/E25VVE, Pop/HS1JZT, Nikorn/HS5NMF, and
    Massimo/IV3GMZ) operate holiday-style from Chang Island between
    April 25 and 28 with the callsign E28AM/p. QRV on 40-10m (CW, SSB,
    FT8). QSL via E21LLR, ClubLog OQRS, LoTW; no eQSL.

    AS-031; JD, CHICHI / HAHA / MUKO ISLANDS (aka BONIN ISLANDS):
    Mitsu, JE1HXZ, operates from Hahajima Isl. / Ogasawara as JD1BPG
    between April 25 and May 5 on 160-10m (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT4/8). QSL
    via homecall.

    NA-085; W4, FLORIDA STATE NORTH WEST (BAY TO WAKULLA COUNTY) group:
    Bruce, K5TEN, activates St George Island (FL007S) between April 27
    and May 4 as K4D on 40-6m (CW, SSB): QSL direct via K5TEN.

    OC-152; FO, TUBUAI ISLAND: Watch out for Mladen/9A2NA, Rolo/9A3MR,
    Livio/9A7Y, and Zik/DK8ZZ/YT3ZZ operating together as TX9A from
    Tubuai, Austral Islands (DIFO-FO-126) between April 25 and May 7.
    QRV on HF on CW, SSB, and FT4/8. QSL via DK8ZZ. For more
    information see: http://www.austral2025.com.


    Calendar
    ========
    start - end DX DXNL
    - 01.06. 3E7D 2455*
    - 06/25 3X1A 2439
    22.04. - 01.05. 5H1KB 2455*
    01.04. - 30.04. 5H3DX 2455*
    02/2025 - 5N9DTG 2446
    - 06/25 7P8AB 2439
    - 06/25 7P8NB 2439
    02.04. - 7Z1GD 2452
    13.04. - 13.10. 8K3EXPO 2455*
    11.03. - 26.04. 8R1TM 2449
    26.02. - 05.05 8Q7VA 2442
    20.11. - 8R1/AG6UT 2434
    09.24 - 9J2FI 2426
    06.04. - 30.04. A25LUK 2453
    01.01. - 31.12. A9100IARU 2443
    06.xx - 10.xx A975IARU 2444
    19.04. - 02.05. C5R 2454
    01.04. - 30.04. CX100IARU 2451
    - 31.12. D450ICV 2449
    - 27.04. DA0IARU 2455*
    01.01. - 31.12. DA0LH 2442
    01.01.25 - 31.12. DF60AP 2449
    01.01. - 31.12. DL100DM 2442
    01.01. - 31.12. DM800KM 2439
    - 01/26 DP0GVN 2445
    - 01/25 DU3/F4EBK 2413
    25.04. - 28.04. E28AM/p 2455*
    - 06/24 FH4VVK 2357
    10/24 - 03/25 FY4YM 2427
    09.02. - 07.05. H44MS 2444
    18.04. - 26.04. HD8G 2454
    01.04. - 30.04. HI0DMRA 2452
    01.03. - 30.04. HL100IARU 2448
    25.04. - 27.04. ID9/IQ9BF 2455*
    13.04. - 23.04. IF9/DJ4EL 2453
    01.04. - 30.04. II4GHPR 2449
    13.04. - 13.10. JA3XPO 2455*
    26.04. - 05.04. JD1BPG 2455*
    27.04. - 04.05. K4D 2455*
    01.01. - 31.12. LA100A 2442
    25.04. - 28.04. MD0YBC 2455*
    - 31.05. OE175ARWT 2455*
    15.03. - 15.05. ON100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. ON100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. ON100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. ON100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OO100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OO100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OO100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OO100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OP100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OP100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OP100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OP100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OQ100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OQ100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OQ100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OQ100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OR100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OR100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OR100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OR100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100U 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100A 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100I 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100R 2449
    15.03. - 15.05. OS100U 2449
    21.04. - 26.04. OZ4CHR 2454
    - 01.06. PC80TT 2455*
    17.04. - 27.04. PJ4CB 2454
    - 03/25 RI1ANE 2402
    01.01. - 09.08. S60... 2439
    25.04. - 07.05. TX9A 2455*
    16.04. - 23.04. T88UW 2454
    01.04. - 30.04. TM01...95REF 2451
    25.04. - 27.04. TM10REF 2455*
    08.05. - 11.05. TM10REF 2455*
    29.05. - 01.06. TM10REF 2455*
    01.04. - 30.04. TM10095REF 2451
    16.04. - 30.04. TM5RDL 2454
    01.04. - 30.04. TK2AREF 2451
    01.04. - 30.04. TK2BREF 2451
    01.04. - 30.04. TOxxxREF 2451
    01.04. - 30.04. TXxxxREF 2451
    - TZ4AM 2450
    20.04. - 26.04. V47JA 2454
    10/23 - 10/27 V73ML 2374
    01.03 - 30.04 V73MT 2449
    10.04. - 27.04. VP2VI 2453
    01.04. - 30.04. TC3WRD 2454
    - 15.06. TR8CR 2454
    01.04. - 29.06. VU1IARU 2451
    01.01. - 31.12. YU100BPQ 2449
    - 12/25 YB8QT 2330
    04/25 - 05/25 ZP8/DK4TC 2455*
    01.01. - 31.12. ZS100SARL 2442
    01.01. - 31.12. ZS6SRL 2442
    - 02/25 ZS7ANF 2442
    01.01. - 31.12. ZS9HQ 2442

    * = new or updated
    ... = and other calls


    QSL information
    ===============
    3A/I1UWF via I1UWF
    3B8/ON4ANN via ON4ANN
    3B8/OK1CZ via OK1CZ (d), (e)
    3E7D via HP1AVS (d), (e)
    3G2AID via LZ1JZ (L)
    3V8CB via LX1NO
    3Z6I via SP6JIU
    4K29COP via DC9RI
    4KT4AZE via 4K4AZE (d), (e)
    4S7KKG via DC0KK, (O), (L)
    4S7SPG via SP6EQZ
    4X/OM2IB via OM2IB, (L)
    4X6FR via 4X6OM
    4X8X via 4X6ZM
    4X9X via 4X6ZM
    4Y1A via UA3DX (O)
    4Z100IARU via 4Z5MU
    4Z8NER via 4Z5MU
    5A21MB via EC6DX
    5B/M1GRY via M1GRY
    5H8HZ via TA1UT (d), (L), (e)
    5P1KZX via OZ1KZX (L)
    5P9Z/P via DL7UZO
    5Q2J via OZ2JBC (L)
    5Q3W via E73Y, (L)
    5R8XB via ON8XB
    5W0UO via G4BUO, (L)
    5W1SA via JA1DXA (O), (d), (L)
    5X4E via IQ3CO
    5Z4/WA5A via WA5A
    5Z4VJ via M0URX (O), (L)
    6W7/ON4AVT via ON4AVT (O), (d), (L)
    6Y/AI5IN via AI5IN (L)
    7N3CNW/JD1 via 7N3CNW (JA-Bureau)
    7P5A via HA1AG(B), (d), (L)
    7Q5MLV via M0URX (O), (L)
    7Q6M via K6ZO (O), (d),(L)
    7Q7CT via EA7FTR, (L)
    8Q7EF via HE9ERA (B), IK2DUW (d)
    8Q7VA via JH3VAA
    9A70EZA via 9A1EZA
    9A100RKZ via 9A1ADE
    9G1SD via AB0GC (d), (L)
    9G5TD via ON2TD
    9H/4L6AM via EA7FTR
    9J2FI via DL1RTL
    7Q7CT via EA7FTR, (L)
    9K9NLD via EC6DX
    9L1BXU via G7BXU
    9M6NA via JE1JKL, (O), (L)
    9N1CA via EA5ZD (d) , (L)
    A2NEW via EA7FTR, (L)
    A41MI via M0OXO (O)
    A43WWA via EC6DX
    A61BG via EA7FTR, (L)
    A61DD via EA7FTR, (L)
    A61QQ via A61BK, (L)
    A62A via EA7FTR, (L)
    A65PX via K3YR (d), (L)
    A71XX via EC6DX, (L)
    A9100IARU via EC6DX
    A91OMA via EC6DX (L)
    A975IARU via EC6DX
    AB4GX/HI3 via AB4GX
    AM1000MM via EA3EYO
    AM100RAYO via EA4SG, (L)
    AN14RDLF via EA5K, (L), (e)
    AO25SSC via EA5J, (L)
    AO3MMM via EA3EYO
    AO38EUDXF via PA1AW, (L)
    AO8WRD via EA3RKF (d), (e)
    AP2MKB via EB7DX
    AT44I via VU2DGR
    AU2V via M0OXO (O))
    AX1FOC via VK1FOC (L) only
    AX3DQS via VK3DQS (d)
    AX38EUDXF via VK2WN nur (e)
    BV400 via BX6ABC, (L)
    C37AC via EA3QS, (L)
    C37N via C37URA (L)
    C40C via S50B, (L)
    C5YX via PA2LO (d), (L)
    CO2QU via NA7L (d), (L)
    CQ7WWA via CT1GFK
    CR3Z via CT3AB
    CR6T via CT1ESV, (L)
    CT9/DF7EE via DF7EE, (O), (L)
    CT9/OM7JG via OM7JG, (L)
    CT9ABZ via S53K, (L)
    D2ACE via EA7FTR, (L)
    D450ICV via IK2NCJ, (L)
    D4DX via E73Y, (L)
    D68Z via IK2WAD (O), (L)
    DA0ANT via DL1RUN (e) only
    DA0BCC via DL2JRM (B), (d), (L)
    DA0CW/p via DF6EX
    DA0HQ via DL5AXX (B)
    DA0IARU via DL2VFR no RX QSL,
    QSLs auto via (B)
    DA0LCC via DH4HAN (B)
    DA0LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L)
    DA0M via DD5DD
    DA0RR via DJ5BWD (L)
    DA0TOR via DL9WJM, (L)
    DA0WCA via DF6EX
    DA1250HAS via DL7PIA
    DA25WARD via DL2VFR
    DA25THL via DL0THL (B), (e)
    DA3T via DL8DXL
    DB60FIR via DL8DWL (L)
    DD2D via DK8ZB, (L)
    DF0FDN via DG6SDY
    DF0G via DL9RAR
    DF0HQ via DL5AXX, (L)
    DF0RE via DK2YCT (B)
    DF0SX via DL1CW, (L)
    DF0WF via DL2BWH (B)
    DF0WH via DL2YDX (B), (e)
    DK0A via DH8IAT, (L)
    DK0FY via DK8ZB
    DK0LWL via DL2SWU, eQSL
    DK100DDSR via DL2BJW (B)
    DK5T/LH via DK5ON (d), (B), (L), (O)
    DK50FFW via DK2BK (B)
    DL0ABT via DL7URB (B), (e)
    DL0BFA via DK5OZ
    DL0EUF via DJ8NK (B)
    DL0EW via DK9VA
    DL0LOL via DB4SCW (B), (L)
    DL0NOT via DL1ZAV (B)
    DL0PPC via DL6UIP
    DL0TXL via DM4EAX (B)
    DL0WCA via DF6QE (B)
    DL0YY via DL3FCG (B), (L)
    DL100ANA via DH7WW (L)
    DL2025B via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
    DL2025C via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
    DL2025E via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
    DL2025S via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
    DL2025W via (L), (e), (C), (D), DCL
    DL250CDF via (B), (L), (e)
    DL25COA via DL8MEK (B)
    DL25EUT via DD7GU (B)
    DL4DBM via PA3CLP (d), (L)
    DL4M via DM2RH
    DL60AZBL via DL5SFC
    DL77KRE via DB5JT (B)
    DM24EHF via DL2VFR (B)
    DM3F/p via DH5FS (L) only
    DM3M via DM3XRF
    DM500FR via DF1AMB
    DM50LOW via DL8TG (B), (e)
    DL60AZBL via DL5SFC
    DM60IOTA via DL2VFR (B), (d)
    DM70LSC via DL8UIL (B), (d)
    DM800KM via DL8DSL (B)
    DN1CUR via DL2JUR
    DP0GVN via DL5EBE, (L)
    DP0POL via DL5EBE
    DP44WCA via DF6EX
    DP6Z via DF7DR (B)
    DP9X via DG7AC
    DQ100SRC via DK8VR
    DQ2C via DL2CC, (L) - No RX QSL
    DQ4W via DK9TN
    DQ650SG via DD3JN (B)
    DR2B via DG4NBI (B), (d)
    DR30RRC via RZ3EC (O)
    DR5T via DK7DR
    DR5Z via DJ5RE (L)
    DR7T via DF1DN
    EA/LB0OG/P via LB0OG, (L), (e)
    EA8/DH2JD via DH2JD
    EA8/DL2DXA/p via DL2DXA
    EE1G via EA1URG, (L)
    EE5DMA via EA5PC, (L)
    EP4HR via IK2RZQ, (L)
    F/EI4POTA via EI4JVB, (L)
    F/SQ9MDF/p via SQ9MDF
    FJ/SP9FIH via SP9FIH, (L)
    FM/F8AAN via F8AAN (d), (L)
    FM8QR via F5EAN (d), (L)
    FR/OK1CZ via OK1CZ (d), (e)
    FS/F4EQE via F4EQE
    G4A via G4TSH and (L)
    GB2ZL via M0OXO (O), (L)
    GS5FFF via GM2Z (O), (d)
    H44MS via DL2GAC and (L)
    HF6FIRAC via SP6IEQ (B), (L)
    HG5E via HA1AH (L), (e)
    HL2/KC6STQ via KC6STQ nur (e)
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